Wheelbarrow



P. E. PAY.

WHBELBARRQW.

(No Model.)

No. 354,775. Patented Dec.'21,v188 6.

' t mVEJvToR @Mgg UNITED STATES PATENT @Erica FEED. E. EAY, or BRYAN, onto.

WHEELBAR Row.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 354,775, dated December 21, 1886.

Application tiled May 6, 1886. Serial No. 201,359. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-A

Be it known that I, FRED. E. FAY, of Bryan, county of Williams, State of Ohio, have invented a new and usefulV Improvement in Wheelbarrows, and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, such as willenable others skilled inthe art to which it pertains to make and use it, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification. Y

My invention consists of the combinations of devices and appliances hereinafter specified, and more particularly pointed out in the claims.

Inthe drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a dump-wheelbarrowillustrating myinvention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of a gardenbarrow illustrating the invention. Fig. 3 is a variation of the same, in which the leg-brace terminates back of the axle of the wheel. Fig. 4 represents avariation in which theleg-brace is of bent or curved material.

t It is the purpose of this invention to produce a wheelbarrow in which the leg shall be braced by a brace extending from its foot, or

near its foot, forward to or near the wheel,

. where it is fastened to the handle-piece, and

to combine therewith aseparate brace,which, being fastened to the handle and to the legbrace, shall project above the handle and form a support for the forward end of the tray, while the top of the leg projects above the handle and forms a support for the rear end of the tray.

In the construction of wheelbarrows the trays will frequently vary somewhat in size or dimensions, and if the upper part of the leg forms a support for the rear of the tray,while the upper part of the leg-brace forms a support for,

the forward end of the tray, thisfixed relation renders it frequently necessary either to dress off the supports above the handle or otherwise specially t the tray to its seat. So, also,with

garden barrows and other barrows of that type, it is desirable at times to locate the forward board of the barrow either alittle nearer to or farther from the wheel, and any fixed relation of such a supporting-leg to a supporting leg-brace renders it dii'cult to make such changes or variations. f

It is the purpose of this invention to make the leg-brace independent of the tray, and to provide a separate forward brace, which may be brought against a tray of any particular size, the projecting upper part being brought snug against the tray, and its lower end be fastened to the leg-brace and its intermediate portion to the handle of the barrow.

In carrying out my invention, A represents the handle of a wheelbarrow; B, its wheel; C, its leg, with'the upper end projecting to support the rear end of the tray at c.

D represents the tray.

E is the leg-brace projecting from the leg,

`adjacent to or near its lower end, as may be deemed expedient, and projecting thence forward and connected with the handle-piece at or near its forward end. Y

F is the forward tray-brace. It rests against the tray along its upper projecting portion, f, and is secured thereto. Its lower end is fast- 'ened to the leg-brace at f, and its intermediate portion secured to the handle-piece at f2;

This piece may of course be located forward or back, to suit any particular formation or size or irregularity of the tray without disturbing the relation of the leg-piece and the leg-brace. Of course if this is applied to a garden-barrow, or a barrow of that type, the projecting-portion c at the upper end of the leg is dispensed with. So, also, instead of the leg-piece being made of straight material from top to bottom it may be made of curved or bent material, and the leg-brace may likewise be made of curved or bent material, as shown in Fig. 4. A,

The leg-brace, as herein described, instead of terminating back of the axle of the wheel,

,may,l if desired,be brought forward, and the axle be seatedwithin it or beneath it. Such a construction would be indicated in case it were desired to raise the forward end of the barrow higher above the ground, so that in wheeling there would not be so great a tendency to lose`1naterial over the forward end of the tray.

A Of course the leg-brace may extend to the ground, and the leg connected thereto ata short distance above the ground, and I would have it understood that suchv construction is contemplated as the equivalent of a construction in which the leg extends to the ground,

and the leg-brace is secured thereto above the ground, as shown in the drawings. When the leg-brace projects forward to the axle, it may receive or support the axle-box, or ahole may be bored within the brace to receive directly the end of the axle.

It willA be understood that I do not herein broadly claim a leg-brace extended to the forward end of the handle-piece and forming part of the axle-support, as such is claimed in my application, Serial No. 201,360, of even date.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. In a wheelbarrow, the combination of the handle-piece, a leg secured thereto, a separate legbrace secured to and extending from apoint at or near the lower end of the leg forward of or :near the wheel-axle and there secured to the handlepiece, and a separate forward brace for the tray or forward board of the barrow, said tray-brace projecting downward and secured to the leg-brace and handle-piece, substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. In a dump-barrow, the combination of a handle-piece, a leg secured to and projecting above the handle to brace the rear end of the tray, a separate leg-brace extending from the lower end of the leg toward or near to the wheel-axle and there secured to the handlepiece, and a separate forward brace secured at its lower'end to the leg-brace, with its upper end projecting above the handle-piece to form a forward brace to the tray, and having its intermediate portion fastened to the handlepiece, substantially as and for the purpose described.

' 3. In a wheelbarrow, the combination,with the handle-piece and leg, of a leg-brace extending from or near the base of the leg to the forward end of the handlepiece, and at its forward end adapted to receive the axle or axlebox, and aseparate forward brace secured to the leg-brace and handle-piece, substantially as and for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof I sign this specification in the presence of two witnesses.

FRED. E. FAY.

Vitnesses:

M. B. ODoGHER'rY, N. S. WRIGHT. 

